Sugar container and dispenser.



w. v. McBROOME SUGAR CONTAINER AND DISPENSER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 5. I914.

L155,323. Patented Sept. 28, 1915.

wrrnn STATES PATENT QFFICE.

WILLIAM VERNON MOBBOOM, OF KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T0VICTOR MOBROOM, OF KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS.

SUGAR CONTAINER AND DISPENSER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 28, 1915.

' Application filed November 5, 1914. Serial No. 870,491.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM VERNON Mc- BRooM, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Kankakee, in the county of Kankak ee and State ofIllinois, have invented certaln new and useful Improvements in SugarContainers and Dispensers, of WlllCh the following is a specification.

My invention relates to containing and dispensing devices, particularlyto a container for granular solids, and has for ts object the provisionof a device for containing and dispensing sugar in predetermlnedquantities and designed for domestic and particularly restaurant use.

An important object is the provision ofa sugar container so constructedthat the sugar can be removed only by tilting the device to cause thesugar to be discharged from the dispensing spout, thus preventing theobjectionable and unsanitary practice of dipping into the sugar with aspoon or the like which has been previously used.

Another object is the provision of a device of this character providedwith means whereby the. sugar within the device will be guided to thedispensing spout so that the device may be used until entirely empty.

An additional object is the provision of a device of this character soconstructed as to exclude moisture, insects and dirt, therebymaintaining the sugar or other substance in a dry, clean and sanitarycondition.

Other objects and advantages such as simplicity and cheapness inmanufacture, ease of operation, efficiency in service, and the generalimprovement ofthe art will be carefully brought out in the followingdescription and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my device empty,- Fig. 2 is alongitudinal sectional view taken at right angles to Fig. 1 showing thedevice in use and discharging sugar, and Fig. 3 is a longitudinalsectional view showing a modified form of the device.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 1 designatesthe container portion of my device which though shown as cylindrical andformed of glass, may be constructed of any suitable material and of anydesired shape. The closure for the top of the container comprises a diskor plate 2 disposed upon its upper free edge and secured in place by aband 3 threaded exteriorly upon 1ts upper end as shown.

The measuring and dispensing portion of the device comprises a tubularmember t p is placed in the container by removing the band 3 and plate 2or by pouring it through the tube 4, though I preferably provide afilling neck 9 on the plate '2 normally closed by a screw cap 10. Itwill be understood however that the filling neck 9 may be formed on thecontainer and closed by a cork, if desired, as shownv in Fig. 3.

It will be obvious that when the containeris filled with sugar or thelike and is tilted into the position shown in Fig. 2 the sugar upon thespoon 6 will flow into the flared portion 5 and through the tube 4 andwill be discharged from the open end thereof as shown in Fig. 2.

In. order that moisture, insects and dust may be excluded, I provide aplate 11 pivoted upon the disk 2 and disposed over the open end of thetube 4. When the device is standing in an upright position the plate 11will cover the open end of the tube and when the device is tilted theplate 11 will swing outwardly as shown in Fig. 2 to permit the dischargeof the sugar, a lug 12 being formed on the plate 11 and engaging thedisk 2 when the plate is swung open so that it can not swing too far toclose properly when the device is returned to an upright position.

In order that the sugar may be guided to the spoon 6 so that it will beproperly discharged even though the container is nearly empty, Ipreferably form the bottom of the container inclined downwardly towardthe point of the spoon as shown at 13 so that the sugar will alwaysslide toward the point of the spoon.

In Fig. 3 I have shown a slightly modified form of the device. In thisform I have shown the neck 9 on the side of the container and closed bya cork 14, and in addition to employing an inclinedbottom 13, I form abulge 15 in the side Wall of the container, the inside bottom ofthebulge forming a continuation of the inclined bottom 13 of the container.In this form of the device the tube 4 is more inclined so that the point7 of the spoon 6 will be disposed adjacentthe bottom and frontwall ofthe bulge, thus insuri'n that absolutely all of the sugar will be taienup b the spoon. and discharged through the tn 4 Having thus described myinvention what I claim is: o 1

1. A device of the character described comprising acontainer, aremovable closure therefor, a discharge spout within said container andsecured to said closure and dischargin therethrough, a shallow ovalshaped. owlmembersecured on the lower end of said spout and extending inproximity to the junction of the wall and bottom of said container, .thebottom of said container bein inclined vdownwardly toward the point 0said spoon. V

2. A device of the character described comprising a cylindricalcontainer, the out side face of the bottom of saidcontainer being flat,and the inside face of said bottom inclined to the outside face, adetachable screw top secured on said container, said top having anopening therein closed by a screw cap, a discharge spout disposed in aninclined direction within said container and -tion portion, and an ovoidbowl portion secured connected with and discharging through Said and aPeon formed on the bottom; end of said discharge spout, the point ofsaid form a receiving portion, and'a spoon secured to said flaringportion of said spout, the flared portion also serving as a shield toprevent an excess of the material entering said tube.

4.-A device of the character described comprising a cylindricalcontainer, a removable closure on said container, a discharge spoutwithin said container and secured to said closure and dischargingtherethrough, said spout having its bottom porared outwardly to form areceiving at an angle to said spout.

In testimony whereof I hereto aflix my C. E. MILLER, J. BERT Mmmn.

' signature in the presence of two witnesses.

